I have a 1997 Camry with 157,000km (98,000 miles) on the clock. When I start the car after it's been sitting overnight I get a huge puff of blue smoke from the exhaust. There'e enough smoke for it to be embarrassing if anyone's around, but apart from the initial startup in the morning it doesn't smoke at all. Between the six-monthly oil changes the level on the dip stick hardly moves. It seems silly spending money on repairing the seals if oil consumption isn't a problem, but I was thinking of adding an oil additive designed for worn engines next time I change the oil. Has anyone tried this before? Recommendations for or against? I'm also going to change from 10W-30 to 15W-40 oil. That in itself may help.
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20 years ago